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Prince Albert, the Great Exhibition of 1851, and the German Connection

Prince Albert, the Great Exhibition of 1851, and the German Connection John R. Davis Prince Albert, the Great Exhibition of 1851, and the German Connection In popular and general historical accounts, the Great Exhibition of 1851 is closely associated with Prince Albert, and Prince Albert is closely associated with the Great Exhibition. When one is being discussed, the other invariably appears. Re- currently and generally, Albert is believed to have come up with the exhibition idea, designed it, led it and somehow ‘owned’ it. Symptomatically, the Wikipedia webpage on the Great Exhibition currently states, in an anodyne and yet equally misleading fashion, that “The Great Exhibition was organised […] by Prince Al- bert”. A closer examination of literature on, and discussion of, the matter reveals a perplexing level of uncertainty regarding the exact relationship between Albert and the Exhibition, however. Other figures, for example Henry Cole, are also sometimes recognised as having played a leading role, while the exhibition is also interpreted as a biproduct of industrialisation, Free Trade, and the High Vic- torian period. Still, the Exhibition, it is widely if naively believed, was Albert’s project. These associations are also intermingled, reflected and reinforced in ma- terial culture. Significantly, many of the memorials erected in Albert’s memory after his http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Angermion de Gruyter

Prince Albert, the Great Exhibition of 1851, and the German Connection

Davis, John R.
Angermion , Volume 13 (1): 14 – Nov 1, 2020
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John R. Davis Prince Albert, the Great Exhibition of 1851, and the German Connection In popular and general historical accounts, the Great Exhibition of 1851 is closely associated with Prince Albert, and Prince Albert is closely associated with the Great Exhibition. When one is being discussed, the other invariably appears. Re- currently and generally, Albert is believed to have come up with the exhibition idea, designed it, led it and somehow ‘owned’ it. Symptomatically, the Wikipedia webpage on the Great Exhibition currently states, in an anodyne and yet equally misleading fashion, that “The Great Exhibition was organised […] by Prince Al- bert”. A closer examination of literature on, and discussion of, the matter reveals a perplexing level of uncertainty regarding the exact relationship between Albert and the Exhibition, however. Other figures, for example Henry Cole, are also sometimes recognised as having played a leading role, while the exhibition is also interpreted as a biproduct of industrialisation, Free Trade, and the High Vic- torian period. Still, the Exhibition, it is widely if naively believed, was Albert’s project. These associations are also intermingled, reflected and reinforced in ma- terial culture. Significantly, many of the memorials erected in Albert’s memory after his

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